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    Is OSB a suitable subfloor for rubber flooring?

    We've had a quote for some rubber flooring, but they have said our "chipboard" subfloor is not stable enough, and so they would need to lay plywood over it first. As it isn't actually chipboard, but is OSB, would this actually be a suitable subfloor material? My research suggests that OSB...
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    Hinge size advice needed

    Hi, I'm looking for replacement hinges for the original doors in our property, but am lost as to what size I need. The doors vary in thickness between about 30mm and 35mm (with most being on the thicker size) and are all around 2000mm high and between 750mm and 830mm wide. They're all...
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    Wireless Opentherm Thermostat

    Does such a thing exist? Can anyone recommend one? I've been searching high or low on Google, and have seen mentions (including on this website) of Honeywell Chronotherm ones, but can find nothing in Honeywell literature that mentions these are OpenTherm compatible. On the Dutch Honeywell...
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    Suggestions for my hearths (and fireplaces in general)

    We're currently (and have been for a year now) renovating a flat in a regency style property to live in. One of my final dilemmas (which I should probably have tackled sooner) is what to do with the hearths to the fireplaces in the two largest rooms. Both have various levels of tiles and...
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    strengthening heavily notched timber joists

    Whilst screwing down floorboards now that the plumbers and electricians have finished, I've noticed that there are a few joists in our property which, in the past, have been heavily notched. In a couple of places the notching goes down half the height of the joists, and possibly about 10in in...
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    Advice on plywood to cover floorboards

    The floorboards in the flat I'm rennovating are about as can be expected for 200 year old floorboards (ie, not the smoothest and most level of floorboards). I intend to overboard them with ply, but am looking for a bit of advice on the best ply to go for. Most rooms will then have fairly...
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    Earth bonding to gas and water

    Other threads I found on this were over a year old, so I'm starting a new thread on this incase details were out of date. We're in the process of renovating a property, and as part of the re-wiring our electrician ran an unbroken earthing cable to the gas and water pipes (doesn't look 10mm to...
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    Lead Pipes (gas and water)

    OK, so we had someone out to quote for installing a boiler today, he took one look at the lead pipe coming into our flat, and said he'd have to cap off the meter before he left (which he duly did). The lead pipe enters the flat and is the joined to some 15mm copper and then some 22mm copper...
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    ovens on ring main

    Hi, My electrician has been doing the first fix for my renovation, and has said he's just going to wire our twin ovens in on the ring main, as their rating is suitable for doing this. They are rated at 3.6KW / 16A each. Are these really OK to go on the ring main, or should I get him to...
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    Boiler positioning and flue questions

    Hi, in our new fat the boiler is currently in the 3rd bedroom, and we'd like to change this. There are two main options that I see for positioning the boiler. The first is in a large store room at the end of the hallway, this room however has no external wall, so we would have to run the...
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    Sockets operated by light switches

    OK, hopefully I can explain this in an understandable manner. Basically, there is no central ceiling light in the living room of our new flat, and we don't want to add one. Instead, we want to use floor lights as the main lighting source (probably something like a cheaper alternative of the...
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    Preparing old plaster walls & ceilings for painting

    Hi, I've recently bought a flat in a grade 2 listed converted Regency period building. I'm currently stripping off the old wallpaper, and the plaster is in a variety of states behind it, and I'm wondering what the best solution will be to give me a good finish to paint on. In most rooms...
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